The Family (album)

The Family (album)

Infobox Album
Name = The Family


Type = Album
Artist = The Family
Released = 1985
Format = Vinyl, Cassette, CD
Recorded = 1984
Genre = Pop, R&B, Funk, Jazz
Length = 36 min.
Label = Paisley Park Records
Producer = Prince
Chart =
Reviews =
Last album = —
This album = "The Family"
(1985)
Next album = —

"The Family" is a 1985 album released on Prince's Paisley Park Records label by the band of the same name. The album consists of eight tracks of funk-jazz with two instrumentals and three ballads. A single was released for "The Screams of Passion", a modest hit which was re-released in 1996 on the "Girl 6 " soundtrack. The album's crowning achievement, however was "Nothing Compares 2 U", an emotional ballad covered five years later and catapulted to worldwide fame by Sinéad O'Connor.

Much like The Time, the band's material was composed nearly entirely by Prince, with the exception of "River Run Dry", which was written by Revolution drummer, Bobby Z. Prince wrote and performed all the other tracks and simply overdubbed Peterson's and Melvoin's vocals and added saxophone and flute by Leeds. Indeed, on several tracks, Prince's vocals can be clearly heard. Some of the original demos are circulating amongst fans with Prince's lead vocals. As on other associates' albums, Prince falsely gave credit to the various band members for writing credits, though he kept his name on "Nothing Compares 2 U", perhaps sensing the song's hit potential.

Track listing

:"As mentioned above, all songs on the album were composed by Prince, with the exception of "River Run Dry" by Bobby Z." :"Except for "Nothing Compares 2 U", Prince gave writing credit to the various band members for all other tracks."

# "High Fashion" credited to (St. Paul/Jerome)
# "Mutiny" credited to (Jerome)
# "The Screams of Passion" credited to (St. Paul/Susannah)
# "Yes" credited to (Jerome/Jellybean)
# "River Run Dry" (Bobby Z.)
# "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Prince)
# "Susannah's Pajamas" credited to (Eric Leeds)
# "Desire" credited to (St. Paul)

External links

* [http://www.dtt-lyrics.com/related/family.html "The Family" lyrics]


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